The effect of drifting honey bees on the spread of American foulbrood infections

Goodwin, Mark; Perry, J.H.; Houten, A. Ten

doi:10.1080/00218839.1994.11100873

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“…However, the quantitative impact of drifting on colonial phenotypes remains obscure. Only a weak impact of drifting on the spread of American foulbrood disease was found [16], whereas another author [50] reported increased worker drifting from colony with high levels of infestation with the ectoparasitic mite V. jacobsoni.…”

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confidence: 86%

Colony evaluation is not affected by drifting of drone and worker honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) at a performance testing apiary

2000

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confidence: 86%

Colony evaluation is not affected by drifting of drone and worker honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) at a performance testing apiary

2000

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“…However, this route is probably of minor importance even in commercial beekeeping where colony density may be extremely high (Goodwin et al, 1994), and even less so under natural conditions where low colony density hinders intercolony drifting. Likewise, there is the possibility of spores being carried by adult bees during swarming, although this is unlikely to result in clinically diseased colonies.…”

Section: American Foulbroodmentioning

confidence: 99%

Implications of horizontal and vertical pathogen transmission for honey bee epidemiology

2001

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“…Beekeeping (including exchange of hive material such as honey, brood combs and bees between colonies) is a major cause of AFB transmission within and between apiaries (Matheson & Reid 1992;Goodwin et al 1994;Pfeiffer & Crailsheim 1998). Apicultural practices also endanger unmanaged colonies in the vicinity of the apiaries (Fries & Raina 2003).…”

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The Honeybee Disease American Foulbrood — An African Perspective

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Sustaining apiculture worldwide has been threatened by bee diseases and unexplained colony losses. African honeybee populations seem healthier and no major losses have been reported despite the presence of all the major pests and diseases. The scattered colonies in the large wild population of the continent might ensure slow pathogen spread and thus protect the unmanaged colonies in comparison with the concentration of colonies in managed apiaries. Beekeeping and trade in bee products is responsible for spreading many diseases throughout the world. The recent outbreak of the bacterial disease American foulbrood (AFB) in South Africa is a matter of great concern. Despite a growing number of apiaries testing positive for AFB, no major colony losses have been reported yet. This could be based on higher disease resistance of African honeybees, but such a trait might not persist if pathogens accumulate in the hives. In the first part of this article we review what is known on the history, biology and epidemiology of AFB as well as the control methods available. We then argue that given the particular context of honeybees in Africa, protection policies need to be put in place to ensure that African honeybees remain healthy.

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The effect of drifting honey bees on the spread of American foulbrood infections

Cited by 33 publications

References 3 publications

Colony evaluation is not affected by drifting of drone and worker honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) at a performance testing apiary

Colony evaluation is not affected by drifting of drone and worker honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) at a performance testing apiary

Implications of horizontal and vertical pathogen transmission for honey bee epidemiology

The Honeybee Disease American Foulbrood — An African Perspective

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